Internet Research Task Force


Internet Research Task Force

(IRTF) The IRTF is chartered by the Internet Architecture Board to consider long-term Internet issues from atheoretical point of view. It has Research Groups, similar toInternet Engineering Task Force Working Groups, which areeach tasked to discuss different research topics. Multi-castaudio/video conferencing and privacy enhanced mail aresamples of IRTF output.

Internet Research Task Force

(www.irtf.org) An organization of working groups involved in researching future Internet technologies. The IRTF is managed by the IRTF Chair in conjunction with the Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG). The IRTF Chair is appointed by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). When the technologies are deemed ready for development, they are transferred to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). See Internet Engineering Task Force.